Earth-anchor.



AUG. 25, 1 903.

Gram H. MILLER. EARTH ANCHOR...

APPLICATION FILED AUG I H1021 N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented August 25, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EARTH-ANCHOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,995, dated August25, 1903. Application filed August '7, 1902. Serial No. 118,694. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LGEORGE HARRISON MIL- LER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Norwalk, county of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Earth-Anchors, ofwhich I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in anchors or straining-bars forwire fences; and its objects are to provide a simple and efficient formof anchor which can readily be inserted into a hole in the earth andwhich will automatically assume a position to receive immovably thestrain of the fence.

My invention consists in an elongated scoop shaped casting havingdownwardly-turned extremities and in the details of construction andarrangement therewith of the straining-wires, as hereinafter described,shown in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in theclaims. 7

Figure l is a side view of the anchor, showing the end post of a fenceand a portion of the fence-wires connected therewith, the earth beingbroken away to show the position of the anchor when arranged to receivethe strain of the fence. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the anchorarranged for insertion into the earth before it is turned at rightangles to tho straining-wires. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the anchor, andFig. 4 is a cross-section thereof.

In the views, 1 is the anchor, 2 the straining-rope, secured to thecentral part of each edge at points out of the plane of the bodyportion, 3 the post, and 4 the line-Wires, of the fence.

To place the anchor in the ground, a hole 7 5 is first bored in adiagonal direction, as

seen in Fig. 2, and the anchor, with the straining-wires attached, isinserted longitudinally therein to the bottom. When in this position,the earth is filled in the hole and thoroughly tamped, so as to be assolid and compact as possible. The straining Wires are then twisted, andthis tightening action will pull upon the anchor, and on account of itscrescent shape and turned-over extremities the upper end will turnoutward and penetrate the ground on that side until the anchor assumes aposition at right angles to the straining-wires, as seen in Fig. 1. thisposition, the scoop or hollow side of the anchor will be uppermost andwill resist any pull that can be made upon it.

The peculiar action of the anchor depends upon its shape. In side viewit is somewhat crescent shape, so as to cut freely into the earth at itsends, and in transverse section it is also crescent shape, with the bowldownward, thus alfording the resistance of a broad surface to the strainof the wire.

The shape of the anchor shown is very similar to that of the scoop of agrocers weighing-scales,with the hollow side upward and the extremitiesturned downward. An iron rod or rope could be substituted for thetwisted wire. I do not confine myself, however, to the exact shape ofoutline shown in the drawings or to any one class of material, sincesheet metal could also be made serviceable for the purpose; but I What Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i's

1. The combination with a scoop-shaped earth-anchor, of a strainingmeans centrally secured thereto, and means for turning the sameautomatically at right angles to the straining member when buried in theearth, and the strain is brought to bear thereon.

2. The combination with an earth-anchor having a curved body portion, ofa straining means centrally secured thereto, and means for automaticallyturning the curved body in the earth to a position at right angles tothe straining member, to resist the strain thereon, consisting ofdownwardly-turned extremities to the curved body portion.

GEORGE HARRISON MILLER.

Witnesses:

WINIFRED STARBIRD, ARO D. SANDERS.

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